Leesvaardigheid: signaalwoorden V5/V6

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Leesvaardigheid intro H4

Signaalwoorden:

VWO

Signaalwoorden:

• You can find them on Teams / Reading - Leesvaardigheid (CITO).
• My advice: Study all the sign words on p. 1 -10 
  
• p. 10-20: words that occur frequently in answer options and texts. (Also useful to study!)

Let's have a look:

• To see how well you know these "signaalwoorden" already 

Which one of these words indicate a contrast?

1. likewise
2. because
3. while
4. moreover

While (contrast)

"While I am fond of America, I am not uncritical of it."

Which one of these words indicate a conclusion (Gevolg/Conclusie)?

1. at least
2. consequently
3. however
4. eventually

Consequently (gevolg/conclusie):

"I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday."

Which one of these words indicate a comparison? (vergelijking)

1. for example
2. likewise
3. nevertheless
4. in other words

Likewise (vergelijking/comparison):

"Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom."

Which word indicates a "uitbreiding / opsomming":

1. Unless
2. As a result
3. Still
4. Moreover

Moreover ("bovendien"):

"It was a good car and, moreover, the price was quite reasonable."

*Je krijgt dus nog extra informatie (uitbreiding) na het woord 'moreover'.

Drag and drop question:

A 'drag and drop' question in which you need to drag ('slepen') each word to the right category.

Geeft contrast (tegenstelling) aan

Geeft een reden of oorzaak aan.

although

in spite of

still

since

as

conversely

after all

Which word indicates a contrast (2 answers):

1. Yet
2. What is more
3. To be fair
4. Thus

To be fair (contrast):

He's done the job badly but, to be fair, I gave him very little time to do it.

Which word indicates a result / conclusion:

1. Indeed
2. Thus
3. Furthermore
4. Similarly

Thus (result / conclusion):

Neither of them thought of turning on the lunch-time news. Thus Caroline didn't hear of John's death until the next day.

Synonyms: Therefore, consequently, hence

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The best way to prepare for reading tests:

In my opinion, the best way is a combination of:

• studying the word list on Teams (the "signaalwoordenlijst", so at least pages 1-10)
• PRACTICE (on Examenkracht / on paper)